FLOWERBEDS and seed bombs are some of the floral items being handed out by a Kilkenny business as part of Operation Pollination, and it’s all part of an innovative effort to save the bees. CountryLife Garden centres are donating free-flowering perennials and wild-flower seeds at its stores in Castlecomer and Ballyhale in a bid to […]
A KILKENNY councillor aims to get Ireland’s local authorities buzzing with a plan to make life easier for bees. The Green Party wants councils to set aside areas in public parks and roadside verges as sanctuaries for bees and other pollinators The party’s local government spokesperson, Malcolm Noonan, said Kilkenny was setting an example for the rest of the